Trades

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Sharing my entire portfolio, comments appreciated! Ranked by dividend yield; includes my stock/eft shortlist and CEF shortlist. docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d

I have mostly high yield stocks, ETFs, CEFs, and T-Bills.

Some growth stocks like TSLA, AAPL.

Not included on the spreadsheet are my covered call and cash-secured put options.

Comments appreciated! How many of these do you have?

 

 

Today’s Trades: GLU, NLCP

Took profits today (bought back) on a short UBER put option.

Divided the cash evenly between two new holdings that I’ve been wanting:

Gabelli Global Utility & Income (GLU), a global, closed-end, utility fund

  • currently selling at a -7.36% discount
  • 8.58% yield, pays monthly, very steady
  • uses reasonable leverage, 29.8%
  • reasonable expenses, 1.45%
  • uses no return on capital (ROC)

New Lake Capital Partners (NLCP), a REIT that specializes in cannabis properties

  • currently the top-rated stock on Seeking Alpha, all green ratings
  • 8.63% yield

Also see: UBER Put Trade May 17

 

Today’s Trade: RPRX

Sold an in-the-money put option today on a stock I wouldn’t mind owning should it get “put” to me:

Royalty Pharma (RPRX) was recommended by one of the dividend newsletters I subscribe to. Rated “3 Green” by Seeking Alpha and currently nearing its 52-week low. Just raised its dividend in March. RPRX dividend yield 3.13%.

Sold 1 June 27.50 put @ $1.30 ($130), resulting in a 59.50% annualized yield 

 

Today’s Trades: AMD, OZK, UBER, T-Bills

Today I sold three cash-secured puts on stocks I wouldn’t mind owning should they get “put” to me.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Aug 135 put @ $3.25 (received $325), annualized yield 10.34%

Uber (UBER) Aug 55 put @ $1.19 (received $119), annualized yield 9.29%

Bank OZK (OZK) Aug 42.5 put @ 1.10 (received $110), annualized yield 11.11%

I also added some August T-Bills yielding 5.39%

Also see: Today’s Trades AMD

Also see: Today’s Trades UBER

Today’s Trades: XOM, T-Bills

Sold two covered calls today on my Exxon Mobile (XOM) holdings.
Sold to open 2 Jul 19 2024 125 Calls at $1.28 (received $256), which represents a 6.60% return on top of the 3.2% I already earn on the XOM stock.
  • 41 years consecutive dividend payments
  • 25 years consecutive dividend growth
Bought 50 ($50,000) August T-Bills yielding 5.35%.

Today’s Trades: T-Bills, GOOGL, MU, MRVL, PFE

Closed out four put options for a profit buy buying them back to close:

GOOGL June 135 put @ $.09; profit 94.19%, annualized yield 6.98%

MU June 90 put @ $.11; profit 91.34%, annualized yield 9.66%

MRVL June 50 put @ $.06; profit 93.41%, annualized yield 11.07%

PFE June 25 put @ $.03; profit 97%, annualized yield 25.61%

Bought 20 ($20,000) Sept. T-Bills yield 5.38%

Bought 22 ($22,000) Oct. T-Bills yield 5.35%